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According to Lenin, "so long as the state exists there is no freedom. When there is freedom, there will be no state."
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Richard Sales Political Ideologies 101 Paper #2 Dr. Simhony According to Lenin, "so long as the state exists there is no freedom. When there is freedom, there will be no state." For Lenin, freedom is the freedom from class suppression. The state is a mere machine used by one class to suppress the other. In other words, the state exists only when there are classes. Thus, the abolition of the state brings about the elimination of classes and therefore, without classes, no class can be suppressed by another. In place of the state, certain conditions are necessary. These conditions are the realization of people in working according to their ability and their needs and the observation of the simple rules of social cooperation. To fully understand Lenin's analysis of freedom and state, it is important to realize that the basis of his philosophy derives directly from the works of Marx, especially The Communist...
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